{
  "id": 12149247,
  "title": "Remaining 3 Pakistanis rescued from hijacked vessel in Somalia expected to fly home on Wednesday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/remaining-3-pakistanis-rescued-from-hijacked-vessel-in-somalia-12149247",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T12:28:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2034936/remaining-3-pakistanis-rescued-from-hijacked-vessel-in-somalia-expected-to-fly-home-on-wednesday"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three Pakistani crew members of the hijacked tanker MT Honour 25 are set to return to Pakistan on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Monday. The tanker, a Palau-flagged vessel, had been seized by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia in April, carrying 19 crew members, including 10 Pakistanis. Somali maritime police confirmed the recovery of the vessel last week, identifying three deceased crew members as Rafiullah Khan, Syed Kashif Umer, and Mahmood Ahmed Ansari. Four injured crew members had arrived in Karachi on Sunday, alongside the remains of those killed. Dar reported that Imran Ali, Muhammad Yasin, and Syed Husain Yousuf have been rescued and flown to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where they will depart for Pakistan on the first available Ethiopian Airlines flight to Karachi on October 7 (Wednesday). The foreign minister thanked the governments of Somalia and the European Union for their assistance in securing the crew's release, emphasizing Pakistan's commitment to combating maritime piracy and maintaining international maritime security. The vessel's crew also comprised seven Indonesians, an Indian, and a Sri Lankan. After the hijacking, efforts to negotiate the release of the hostages or pay a ransom of around $3 million went unresolved for several months. The crew had endured harsh conditions, including a lack of clean water, food, and medicine, prompting their families to launch an international appeal for help. Somali maritime police recovered the tanker on September 29, apprehending 21 suspected pirates in the process.",
  "summary": "Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that the three remaining Pakistani crew members of MT Honour 25, an oil tanker that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia in April, are expected to be flown back to Pakistan on Wednesday. The maritime police force of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland said last week that it had recovered the MT Honour 25 , a Palau-flagged oil…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Remaining 3 Pakistanis rescued from hijacked vessel in Somalia expected to fly home on Wednesday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/remaining-3-pakistanis-rescued-from-hijacked-vessel-in-somalia",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:21:33.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}